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If I'm going to have my students do a reading of a privacy policy, are there any favorites out there that I should prioritize? I want to stay clear of the obvious big social media platforms.
Here's a 'fun' read if you're into privacy policies.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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@cmagnus4 @internetworldse Haha, precis, men det var variabla belöningar och galet spännande attfå vara med om.
Not dramatic. Crystal clear, completely relevant and should be deemed obvious. x.com/Iwillleavenow/…
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@AngelosArnis Hopefully not the way it's pronounced in the video ;)
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@mattmay 😁
@mattmay But I do enjoy getting the pronunciation of my whiskeys right so thank you for that! Auchentoshan I had been getting a bit wrong.
So apparently this turned out to be my sense of humor. I had no idea. I'm in stitches.
A "How to pronounce..." channel on Youtube.
youtube.com/c/Pronunciatio…
Here's a good example.
How to pronounce Gary Vaynerchuck.
youtube.com/watch
How to pronounce 'champagne'.
youtube.com/watch
How to pronounce 'Eyjafjallajökull'.
😂
youtube.com/watch
How to pronounce Fjällräven. 🤪
youtube.com/watch
Internetworlds Reseguide för surfare på väg, juni 2000.
@internetworldse
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@magnus_s Oooh, makes sense that it was a Swedish thing. Must dig some more.
Most of us are following news from our own countries. But I know Sweden comes up from time to time. We are not fine in any sense of that word, but this graph may give an idea of the direction we've had for the last couple of months - perhaps balancing some reports you've seen.
This graph is designed and updated regularly by @adamaltmejd on this url:
adamaltmejd.se/covid/
I'm reading lots of "when this is over..." and keep wondering what is encompassed in that phrase and what it means to different people.
Seeing that different things will be over at different times for different people. Some maybe never.
And a disconnect with the severity.
We are only moving forward and there is no place to go back to. This may seem dark(?) at first, but in many contexts hopeful(?). It does help me think with more clarity about values, goals, responsibilities and expectations.
Sorry, just using writing to help me think. Any conclusions are not fully formed yet.
1. Many years ago I heard a story of two students walking around a city with a park bench. When stopped by the police they promptly showed a receipt for their purchase of the bench. This happened over and over until...
2. ...police finally issued an internal statement to not let themselves be bothered by two students with a park bench, as there was no crime happening and they were just wasting police time. So...
3. ...upon noticing that they were not being stopped anymore they alerted their accomplices. The next day students all over the city proceeded to carry park benches and set them all up in an agreed-upon area in one of the central parks. As expected...
4. ...nobody was stopped by police, who were following orders NOT to stop 'two students with a park bench'.
What is the origin of this story and where can I read more?
It's absurd that many cities have a disability plan, were making progress, and then still allowed this monstrosity to take over and disrupt the lives of people with visual and motor disabilities. twitter.com/standupmackan/status/1…
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@emilcardell Looking forward to using my brush cutter today. 😊
youtube.com/watch?v=bteE04…
The Intelligence Trap. The fact that the IB programme displays this level of mindlessness is not a good look for an education that encourages critical thinking.
Instead of the global exams, the grades of 170,000 students have this year been set by an undisclosed alogorithm. Did they really imagine there would be no pushback or criticism?
/Wildly disappointed IB graduate.
https://www.wired.com/story/algorithm-set-students-grades-altered-futures/
More reading in my Twitter thread:
The fact that the IB programme chose this route is a clear indicator that it is no longer an education you can count on.
The final grades of 170,000 students worldwide were calculated by an undisclosed algorithm(!)
Welcome to the future,
/An IB graduate
wired.com/story/algorith…
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@LittleKope @TwitterA11y Could be! So it's reaching different accounts at different times.
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@LittleKope @TwitterA11y I logged into Twitter via a new device last week and had to enable it manually. I really don't understand why it's not default.